I see a lot of manufacturers name their models based on lengths that are much shorter than the true overall length. I can see rounding to the nearest foot but in many cases the model number will represent a length that is 3ft or more shorter than actual overall length. Why do they do this, and what are they basing the advertised (model number) length off of?

From what I have read before, here and elsewhere, the numbers on campers are only manufacturers symbols and do not relate to anything in the real world. Very few, in my experience, reflect the actual length, though often the letters will represent a configuration. RL= real living, BH = Bunk House, etc.

It may be closer to the inside length then outside but the only thing the number does is tell you which model of that brand is bigger

So...how long should an F 250 be? Model numbers are NOT length specifications. SOMETIMES they coincide but not all that often.

skipnchar wrote:So...how long should an F 250 be? Model numbers are NOT length specifications. SOMETIMES they coincide but not all that often.X2The numbers may have some general logic for size, but don't fall into the trap that they represent overall length. The only thing that represents overall length, is overall length.

Did you ever think it is a model number and has nothing to do with the length?

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Atom_Ant
Explorer
Jan 14, 2014
skipnchar wrote:
So...how long should an F 250 be? Model numbers are NOT length specifications. SOMETIMES they coincide but not all that often.

X2

The numbers may have some general logic for size, but don't fall into the trap that they represent overall length. The only thing that represents overall length, is overall length.
skipnchar
Explorer
Jan 14, 2014
So...how long should an F 250 be? Model numbers are NOT length specifications. SOMETIMES they coincide but not all that often.
K_Charles
Explorer
Jan 14, 2014
It may be closer to the inside length then outside but the only thing the number does is tell you which model of that brand is bigger
robsouth
Explorer II
Jan 14, 2014
From what I have read before, here and elsewhere, the numbers on campers are only manufacturers symbols and do not relate to anything in the real world. Very few, in my experience, reflect the actual length, though often the letters will represent a configuration. RL= real living, BH = Bunk House, etc.

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